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March 2010: The “Unicorn” Arrives

March 2010: The “Unicorn” Arrives

Not an actual Unicorn… but the eagerly awaited Gundam OVA series, Gundam Unicorn will be released in March. It is the first instance of Gundam in the new decade, and the first Universal Century series in 15 years. This is not only limited to Gundam Unicorn, but there’s more. Anime News Network announced two weeks ago [...]

Bright… is that you?!

Bright… is that you?!

I come across this scan of the cover for the latest issue of Gundam Ace magazine (via SRW News) of a few characters: new faces from the upcoming Gundam Unicorn OVA, and an old one. The old one in question looks very familiar: he looks a lot like Bright Noa, but with a beard… Here’s some [...]

Gundam Unicorn [Preview]

Gundam Unicorn [Preview]

A trailer for the upcoming Gundam Unicorn OVA series is available on the Japanese PSN Store (found via YouTube). The trailer includes the hero of Unicorn, Banagher Links and troublemaker/Mariemaia fangirl clone-ish Aurdrey Burne. There’s also a Char/Zechs wannabe. At the end of the trailer, there’s a date: February 20th, 2010 on Blu-ray and on PlayStation [...]

Underrated Anime Characters

Underrated Anime Characters

Many of our favorite anime characters are main characters, or a supporting characters who eventually turn into main characters. A character I had in mind is a really supporting character, but he deserves more than he’s known for. Bright Noa from Mobile Suit Gundam/Zeta/Double Zeta/Char’s Counterattack/Hathaway’s Flash is Captain of White Base (0079) and the [...]

Anime at Large: Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam

Anime at Large: Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam

Another under appreciated Gundam series from the Universal Century. Mobile Suit ZZ (pronounced “Double ‘Zee’” or just “Double Zeta”) Gundam is another Gundam anime that has not yet made it outside of Japan (to North America, at least) and immediately takes place after Z Gundam. You could say it’s is “Part 2″ of Z Gundam. According [...]